• 'The Fast and The Furious': Ranking The 7 Soundtracks...Featuring Ludacris, Pitbull, Iggy Azalea and Plenty More

    Last week featured the release of the soundtrack for 'Furious 7,' the final installment in the 'Fast and Furious' film franchise. Your correspondent admits that he wasn't a huge fan of the first edition when it debuted during 2001. He's since warmed up to the series as the films have started to feature more and more absurd stunts, and more and more Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The final film, which premieres in theaters next week, looks to be a proper, adrenaline-fueled final chapter and a fitting tribute to Paul Walker. One thing that hasn't necessarily gotten better as the films have progressed: The soundtrack albums. Music Times ranks the seven film companion albums from worst rides to best.

  • Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz and YG Slam the Grammys for Not Nominating Artists That Best Represent Rap and Hip-Hop

    The 2015 Grammy Awards drew some tough critics. Kanye West led the charge, storming the stage when Beck won the the award for Album of the Year over Beyoncé and going on a rant after the show. Most of the rap and hip-hop community felt let down this year and they weren't afraid to post online about it. Snoop Dogg was particularly upset, citing the fact that some of the genre's greats have less wins then Macklemore. YG and Trey Songz joined in, but they were arguing on a personal level.

  • Classic Hip-Hop Formats Playing Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg Are Saving Commercial Radio Stations

    Commercial radio is suffering. Satellite and streaming options that link directly to mobile devices are becoming increasingly popular because of the diversity and lack of commercial interruptions. According to The New York Times, one format is incredibly hot right now - classic hip-hop. Stations championing Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy and Snoop Dogg are sprouting up all over the country. Radio One, Cummulus Media and iHeartMedia are all jumping at the opportunity.

  • Ja Rule Gets His Own MTV Reality Show, 'Follow The Rules'

    It was announced today that MTV will be airing a new reality series (or as everyone else seems to be calling it, a "docuseries") about Queens rapper Ja Rule and his family. Follow The Rules will capture life at Ja Rule's house, where the rapper lives with his wife Aisha, his teenage sons Jeffery Jr. and Jordan, his college-age daughter Brittney, his mother, and his mother-in-law.

  • BestTickets.com analyzes hip-hop obscenity from 1985-'13; Tupac Shakur takes the crown

    Andrew Powell-Morse and the folks at BestTickets.com get a shout-out today, in thanks for publishing the best data analysis report we've read this month so far (it's only been two days, but this report is excellent). "Profanity in Rap Lyrics Since 1985" tracks just that, by taking five of the most popular albums from each year between '85 and '13 and counting up every curse word within.

  • Ja Rule and Irv Gotti Bringing Back Murder Inc. Label with New Singles [VIDEO]

    Get ready for a blast from the past: Murder Inc. Records. Label head Irv Gotti and once-star attraction Ja Rule stopped by New York City hip-hop station Hot 97 to talk with The Breakfast Club morning show and announced that they were bringing back the hip-hop imprint that made a huge sales dent during the early years of the 21st Century.
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